TC, agree that overall we defended well but as you say we made 3 big mistakes for their goals. That tendency to self inflick trouble has to go.
I know MB demands to play out from the back, but there's a time when to do it.
Predictable passing across & in the box, backpassing it to Meslier who then more often than not floats a ball to either wing, it just asking for problems.
Daniel, the striker role isn't something that suits James, as his goalscoring record tells US he's not clinical enough. He needs to improve vastly on chosing the correct option and his final ball too.
Guess you don't like him as a player, fair enough. I have also questioned splashing out that amount of cash for the one position we're actually loaded in.
But thus far not seen enough from Summerville, McKinstry and even more so from Miller that they would be ready.
Klich role has been very limited in recent games (that's with a lot of our main players out injured), so the game time people like McCalmont or Boguesz would also remain very limited.
To me yesterday Harrison was rather poor and struggled with Reece James, got brushed aside plenty & had very little impact going forward. Would have taken him off, not Shacks.
In general, plenty of impressive performances yesterday.
Ayling at times looked a bit rusty when defending, but especially in the second got forward very well. Best game I've seen Firpo play!
Roberts again had a good game, got lucky with a dangerous tackle, great pass to Joffy. Forshaw broke up play a lot & again ran his socks off and kept the ball well.
For me firpo is a hero For speaking his mind to that bunch of cheating tossers,and as for our performance I have to say like someone else said earlier.... our best performance of the season.... And yes it hurts not to come away with at least a point but there are many positives we can take from it,going into the games against man city,Arsenal and Liverpool.... And I hope Bielsa reminds them all of that as soon as the disappointment dissipates..... We showed fantastic character to hang in there against a top 3 team WITHOUT Phillips or Bamford! And if we get Bamford back for those 3 games,our self belief could be sky high and I wouldn't put it past us getting 4 pts from them... 👍
Someone will have to explain how Dan James is Automatic in selection in the starting team each week.
I said it before we over paid and I will say it again now.
Dan James IS TERRIBLE AND HAS NO GAME I.Q.
Our young players like Summerville, McKinstry & Miller would offer far more.
Today I saw Roberts, Raphinha, Harrison and Ayling all giving him the 'what the fu8k you doing/thinking look & hand signal. If you watch the game again you will see Firpo come to Beilsa to complain which instantly saw James being told to shift to the right wing 5 seconds later.
Think Roberts looks a better player when plays off the defenders shoulder.
Shackleton looked pissed when was subbed.
Klich needs a holiday. McCalmont or Boguez need recalling to replace him. If not then Jenkins and Bates needs his spot. Think Klichs 2 bouts of Covid has done something to him as he seems 2 steps slower in physical activity and thought.
Firpo mouthing to the Chelsea players that they could only win by cheating really pissed them off. Funny as.
The first all we gave them has proved to be all important.
Why oh why do we always try and play the ball in our own box.
Kick the ball up the pitch, offload the pressure, don't put your keeper and teammates under pressure time and again.
Stupid.
Hated Chelscum before (even more than that lot from chester), I just hope they won't win anything ever again. Cheating b...s. European Champions on the ropes and waisting time... Shit side.
What a home ref too, only a yellow for James. We've had players off for looking the wrong way at people.
In my view our best performance this season. Our passing was on level with last season’s. Quite unlucky to lose through clumsy actions from Raphinha and Klich. Gelhardt is the real deal. Based on this game we should not fear relegation. MOT
I think we will lift our game today. I'm not saying we will get a result but I reckon our players will make a game of it. They underestimate us at their peril.
We all like Raphinha, and hopefully he’s with us for the long term. If so, I think he should be tried as creative midfielder, either no. 8 or 10:
1) He is the fastest, in action as well as thought, in our squad, and we really need our midfield to play much faster than what we have seen so far, this season
2) He is surprisingly strong, also in the defensive parts of the game where he so often is chasing back with an enormous aggression and energy
3) We do have other fast and tricky wingers; personally I‘d let Summerville take the right wing, and let Harrison or James take the left
Clutching at straws but Chelsea have a large number of players injured, have to travel to Russia today for Champions league game tomorrow night so wont be back til Thursday and our game is a 3pm kick off on Saturday so hopefully all of their team will be jet lagged and tired.
Twitter rumours are just that, will await to hear what MB says on Thursday but neither Ayling or Pat looked in distress after the final whistle.
More worried about KP and Coops.
Hopefully Pascal will be back, Baby Shacks has looked more than OK anywhere he has been asked to play - RB or CM. Koch cannot be that far away, Roberts has looked more than decent as a No.9. Charlie never seems fazed when played at CB or DCM. Gelhardt in 25/30 minutes bursts at end of game can be a real threat.
As MB says, when problems arise, you just need to look for solutions.
Add to that potentially Cooper & Kalvin jezz if Geldhardt dosent get some game time with them out then one would really wonder what future he has at LUFC
ya free swing nobody will give us a prayer at even a draw so "if" we can frustrate them for as long as possible and their strikers put on clogs instead of boots we may just may take away a point, fingers crossed.
1-1 but wont be putting this game in my football bet this weekend.
Good luck mouseman
small word of advice, don't listen to TC10's empty promises or bask in any of his accolades, last year the c*nt promised me the sun moon and stars if i steered us through the April fixtures list (even games involving clubs in London) and i survived but all i got was a feed of abuse and a black hole, that image still haunts me, how can someone grow that much hair in the nether region???
Quality MDT Mouseman and good luck on your prolonged run....
However, my MDT wins are still joint top for the season.... hope you beat me and you'll be THE biggest hero ever if you somehow get through the next 4 games!! 😉🤔👍⚽
I never predict even a draw and will go for a positive 1-0 victory with Hattrick Bamford scoring a tap in and Chelscum battering us.... hope our paper thin squad can hold on as we'll have 4/5 players starting who shouldn't be!!
Once we've signed Lynsey De Paul, Aaron Ramsey, Cabral and a decent CB we'll be ok....
Leeds got to Stamford bridge this weekend not he site in the East Riding made famous in 1066 by Harold kicking Vikings ass but the home of Chelsea fc
most clubs start out with a team looking for a ground but the mears brothers did things different the bought an athletic stadium and looked for a club to play on it fist Fulham were asked but turned them down so the decided to make their own so in 1909 the formed Chelsea fc
they always had a big following the ground held 100000 the 2nd biggest in England the first silverware Chelsea got was in 1955 when they won the league then pretty much nothing till 1970 the successful periods coincide with Russian oil money
things we have in common Ken bates and fat Frank who we both sing songs about
TC, agree that overall we defended well but as you say we made 3 big mistakes for their goals. That tendency to self inflick trouble has to go.
I know MB demands to play out from the back, but there's a time when to do it.
Predictable passing across & in the box, backpassing it to Meslier who then more often than not floats a ball to either wing, it just asking for problems.
Daniel, the striker role isn't something that suits James, as his goalscoring record tells US he's not clinical enough. He needs to improve vastly on chosing the correct option and his final ball too.
Guess you don't like him as a player, fair enough. I have also questioned splashing out that amount of cash for the one position we're actually loaded in.
But thus far not seen enough from Summerville, McKinstry and even more so from Miller that they would be ready.
Klich role has been very limited in recent games (that's with a lot of our main players out injured), so the game time people like McCalmont or Boguesz would also remain very limited.
To me yesterday Harrison was rather poor and struggled with Reece James, got brushed aside plenty & had very little impact going forward. Would have taken him off, not Shacks.
In general, plenty of impressive performances yesterday.
Ayling at times looked a bit rusty when defending, but especially in the second got forward very well. Best game I've seen Firpo play!
Roberts again had a good game, got lucky with a dangerous tackle, great pass to Joffy. Forshaw broke up play a lot & again ran his socks off and kept the ball well.
Such a pity we didn't get our just rewards.
For me firpo is a hero For speaking his mind to that bunch of cheating tossers,and as for our performance I have to say like someone else said earlier.... our best performance of the season.... And yes it hurts not to come away with at least a point but there are many positives we can take from it,going into the games against man city,Arsenal and Liverpool.... And I hope Bielsa reminds them all of that as soon as the disappointment dissipates..... We showed fantastic character to hang in there against a top 3 team WITHOUT Phillips or Bamford! And if we get Bamford back for those 3 games,our self belief could be sky high and I wouldn't put it past us getting 4 pts from them... 👍
Someone will have to explain how Dan James is Automatic in selection in the starting team each week.
I said it before we over paid and I will say it again now.
Dan James IS TERRIBLE AND HAS NO GAME I.Q.
Our young players like Summerville, McKinstry & Miller would offer far more.
Today I saw Roberts, Raphinha, Harrison and Ayling all giving him the 'what the fu8k you doing/thinking look & hand signal. If you watch the game again you will see Firpo come to Beilsa to complain which instantly saw James being told to shift to the right wing 5 seconds later.
Think Roberts looks a better player when plays off the defenders shoulder.
Shackleton looked pissed when was subbed.
Klich needs a holiday. McCalmont or Boguez need recalling to replace him. If not then Jenkins and Bates needs his spot. Think Klichs 2 bouts of Covid has done something to him as he seems 2 steps slower in physical activity and thought.
Firpo mouthing to the Chelsea players that they could only win by cheating really pissed them off. Funny as.
Robbed of a point there. A draw would’ve been a fair result. No doubt be in trouble for handbags at end of game - junior??
Good overall performance and at least we also went at them unlike other teams....
Thought we defended really well overall apart from the goals.... can that make sense!?
Great cross by my nemesis Roberts and quality finish by Joffy....
Get everyone fit and 3 QUALITY signings who can start and we'll challenge for Europe.... we have no worries whatsoever about fkn relegation.
What a confidence boost that would have been with the bare bones starting and 3 tough games coming up....
Klich not very clever either, but that was the faintest of touches on a bloke, twice his sice and he went down like a brick. Hate them...
Certainly won't go down own that performance, but still that performance doesn't give us anything at all.
Meant to write, first goal we offered them.
Emotions running high here.
The first all we gave them has proved to be all important.
Why oh why do we always try and play the ball in our own box.
Kick the ball up the pitch, offload the pressure, don't put your keeper and teammates under pressure time and again.
Stupid.
Hated Chelscum before (even more than that lot from chester), I just hope they won't win anything ever again. Cheating b...s. European Champions on the ropes and waisting time... Shit side.
What a home ref too, only a yellow for James. We've had players off for looking the wrong way at people.
Well proud of the fight and the competitiveness.
Proud of Mouseman for getting a 4 game streak in
Very proud of Joe
Not proud of Klich
In my view our best performance this season. Our passing was on level with last season’s. Quite unlucky to lose through clumsy actions from Raphinha and Klich. Gelhardt is the real deal. Based on this game we should not fear relegation. MOT
Three mistake three goals
Yes!!!! GELHARDT!!!
Bugger
Get innnnnn
Just don't understand why Cresswell is even named on the bench....
Even against the mighty Brentwood last week, the whole formation and players were changed to stop Cresswell just slotting in for Coops....
If you can't trust him against a poor Brentwood side then you can't trust him against anyone!!
But apart from pascal being out I called it
I don’t get it either unless he don’t think creswell is mature enough for a big game ?
Ffs can'tsee us getting anything, James up front? Why? Cresswell cb with ayling rb,not rocket science losing patience with bielsa!!!
I think we will lift our game today. I'm not saying we will get a result but I reckon our players will make a game of it. They underestimate us at their peril.
We need depth in squad which we have not got
Heart says a draw but realistically I think we lose 3-0
Good luck Mouseman
Sorry, My Line up would be:
Meslier
Ayling Diego Struijk Firpo
Dallas Forshaw Shacks
Rafa Roberts James
At their ground, they will have more possession and we need guys in CM that have good engines.
Top 3 then need to create and take their chances. Dallas and Baby Shacks can get up and down to help.
We all like Raphinha, and hopefully he’s with us for the long term. If so, I think he should be tried as creative midfielder, either no. 8 or 10:
1) He is the fastest, in action as well as thought, in our squad, and we really need our midfield to play much faster than what we have seen so far, this season
2) He is surprisingly strong, also in the defensive parts of the game where he so often is chasing back with an enormous aggression and energy
3) We do have other fast and tricky wingers; personally I‘d let Summerville take the right wing, and let Harrison or James take the left
Thoughts?
kovacic has covid for Chelscum.
I can see them resting some players tonight in CL as they are already qualified for the next stage...
I'm with you Smurf and I'd chuck Ken Bates' son straight in.... Bielsa won't though.
Unfortunately, Mousemans team is likely to start which, to me, is very worrying against even a Chelscum 2nd string....
How about Lewie Bate in place of Phillips. He's already head and shoulders over all the other young midfielders at Leeds. I say, lets pick him.
Line up
Meslier
shacks dieago struijk firpo
Dallas forshaw
ralph. James Harrison
Roberts
Clutching at straws but Chelsea have a large number of players injured, have to travel to Russia today for Champions league game tomorrow night so wont be back til Thursday and our game is a 3pm kick off on Saturday so hopefully all of their team will be jet lagged and tired.
Twitter rumours are just that, will await to hear what MB says on Thursday but neither Ayling or Pat looked in distress after the final whistle.
More worried about KP and Coops.
Hopefully Pascal will be back, Baby Shacks has looked more than OK anywhere he has been asked to play - RB or CM. Koch cannot be that far away, Roberts has looked more than decent as a No.9. Charlie never seems fazed when played at CB or DCM. Gelhardt in 25/30 minutes bursts at end of game can be a real threat.
As MB says, when problems arise, you just need to look for solutions.
Add to that potentially Cooper & Kalvin jezz if Geldhardt dosent get some game time with them out then one would really wonder what future he has at LUFC
Twitter is awash with rumours that Ayling and Bamford out Ayling needs an opp and Bamford hurt his hamstring celebrating
Good Luck Steve!
I would just like to see us put in a good performance!
ya free swing nobody will give us a prayer at even a draw so "if" we can frustrate them for as long as possible and their strikers put on clogs instead of boots we may just may take away a point, fingers crossed.
1-1 but wont be putting this game in my football bet this weekend.
Good luck mouseman
small word of advice, don't listen to TC10's empty promises or bask in any of his accolades, last year the c*nt promised me the sun moon and stars if i steered us through the April fixtures list (even games involving clubs in London) and i survived but all i got was a feed of abuse and a black hole, that image still haunts me, how can someone grow that much hair in the nether region???
Roll on mouse
Will the City MDT hit our screens tomorrow?
Good luck oh little one.
Free swing time. If we get anything out of the next four games it will be a bonus.
I just hope we don’t get a couple of tonkings which will knock our confidence going into the new year.
I am assuming Gelhardt won’t even get a sniff now Bamford is back and Roberts back to his go to subs role. Crying shame.
Dont forget Dennis vise
Leeds will win this one 4-3
Great MDT Steve
we’re playing terribly, they are great so we’re going to get our ar$e handed to us
Chelsea 4 - 0 Leeds, Mendy with a brace, Nkante with a headed effort and John Terry from 40 yards.
something like that
Viva the Soopa Curse 😐
Quality MDT Mouseman and good luck on your prolonged run....
However, my MDT wins are still joint top for the season.... hope you beat me and you'll be THE biggest hero ever if you somehow get through the next 4 games!! 😉🤔👍⚽
I never predict even a draw and will go for a positive 1-0 victory with Hattrick Bamford scoring a tap in and Chelscum battering us.... hope our paper thin squad can hold on as we'll have 4/5 players starting who shouldn't be!!
Once we've signed Lynsey De Paul, Aaron Ramsey, Cabral and a decent CB we'll be ok....
1-1 is my prediction
Leeds have played Chelski 104 times winning 39 losing 35 and drawing 30
Leeds got to Stamford bridge this weekend not he site in the East Riding made famous in 1066 by Harold kicking Vikings ass but the home of Chelsea fc
most clubs start out with a team looking for a ground but the mears brothers did things different the bought an athletic stadium and looked for a club to play on it fist Fulham were asked but turned them down so the decided to make their own so in 1909 the formed Chelsea fc
they always had a big following the ground held 100000 the 2nd biggest in England the first silverware Chelsea got was in 1955 when they won the league then pretty much nothing till 1970 the successful periods coincide with Russian oil money
things we have in common Ken bates and fat Frank who we both sing songs about